small boob breastfeeding

Ok I know they always say your boob size doesn't matter. But I'd love to hear from any B cup or smaller mamas who have done it and your experience was.

I am normally a 34AA, as in most 12yo girls have bigger boobs than me :/

When pregnant/bfing I got to a. whopping B cup. Yay lol.

I did bf ds for 3m and produced milk just fine etc. But I really had a hard time with positioning him since I did have any um..."dangle" to work with.
I was jealous of moms who could bf laying down in bed. I would've had to lay on top of him lol.

Anyway, just curious of others experience. And thinking ahead for any tips on making it easier.

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Yea, I am pretty small. My problem wasn't producing as much as being able to store. When your smaller, you have to nurse a lot more because your breasts cannot "store" as much. I had friends who could nurse and then pump right after and get another 2 feedings! By the time my daughter reached 6 weeks old I had to start supplementing with formula because I just couldn't keep up with her demands (I literally nursed her for 4 hours straight one day). This time around, I'm sticking with formula. Makes for a happier baby and better mommy for me!

I breastfed both of my boys and I am a B normally. At delivery I was a D though. My best friend is very small and she also nursed. She had inverted nipples so she had to buy plastic guards. I would say prepping your breast really helps. Make sure nipple is hard and push some milk out first. You can also cup your breast with the other hand and have baby on a boppy pillow. It doesn't matter what size you have, it matters how much milk you are producing. Drink lactation tea, a beer a day increases blood flow( this is a new one) from a current nursing friend. Also I would feed on both sides and then pump. Makes you produce more. Hope this helps.

Ha! I also tried to breastfeed while laying down...it just doesn't work. My boobs did look fabulous while full of milk but it does make it harder b/c you can't manuever smaller boobs. With that said, I did breasfeed for about 5 months (I went back to work and supply couldn't keep up). I have 2 friends who also have small boobs but they have both made it to a full year of breastfeeding so I'm not sure that size really matters??

I'm an A cup on a good day, and a B cup when I'm fully engorged breastfeeding. I feel like I had to nurse a little more often and had a hard time pumping, but DD always seemed satisfied.

I totally understand the positioning thing. In the hospital the nurses insisted on me feeding LO with the football hold, but there was just nowhere for her to go, she was longer than I am thick!

When she was a little older I was able to lie down to feed, but it had to be from the bottom breast, not the top. I also used to prop her up with a pillow so she could reach my breast if I wanted to lie down.

We successfully nursed until she was 21 months old (I would have stopped sooner but she wasn't ready).

I've also heard of people having a lot more milk with their second child than the first, so you may have better supply this time.

I was a B before pregnancy. After my DS was born I shot up to a DD. I had stretchmarks so bad on my bb's. I have over supply, so it can be difficult - I just about drowned my two when nursing because I also have overactive letdown.

After two kids and 6 years of combined nursing, I am a C cup. I found it easiest to nurse while laying down, but I guess where I went up a few cup sizes, it wasn't so hard to use that position, except when engorged. I had to nurse with baby laying on top of me many times to deal with the overactive letdown (trying to get gravity to work against the flow).

I am not small breasted (I am a DD normally and an E when Breastfeeding) but I was actually jealous of my sister who is a B when Breastfeeding. I felt like I was suffocating my little baby in the beginning while it seemed her son could latch with ease without being smothered by boob. Anyhow, both of us made it past the two year mark with our LOs.